FRESNO, TAL COMO (Agosto 1, 2018) – Marcos “Hombre loco” Hernández (11-1-1, 3 KOs), who is advised by Al Haymon and fighting under the Liga de Campeones de Boxeo platform of fight cards, will appear on the upcoming season of The Contender on EPIX®.

La muy esperada temporada de 12 episodios, de MGM Television y Paramount Television, will premiere on EPIX® on Aug. 24, 2018, en 10 PM ET/PT with Hernandez being one of the more notable middleweights featured on the series multiple fights televised on FS1.

Hernández, a native of Fresno, TAL COMO, trained with his father Joey Hernández until a heavily debated split-decision loss to Kyrone “Shut It Down” Davis made Hernandez rethink his training habits. He has since moved his camp to Southern California and begun training with Henry Ramírez. Since the move Hernandez, has since gone undefeated in the professional realm.

“I am excited that a lot of people will get to see me on The Contender,” dijo Hernández. “I loved being on the show and growing up I watched it every week. It was amazing to see Andre Ward y Sergio Mora ya está. Those guys are two fighters who fought at middleweight that I have looked up to my whole career.”

“This is an opportunity to create a better life for my son, my wife as well as my mom and dad. I am proud to be from Fresno and I want people to know where I am from and who I am fighting for.”